Session brief · Thursday, May 25, 2017 close
Stocks rose. 1,270 rose, 1,118 fell — but energy lagged.
9 of 11 sectors finished higher. Communication Services led at +1.41%; Energy lagged at -1.73%.
The biggest liquid gainer was BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), up 31.2% in healthcare.
Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.85% and IWM (Russell 2000) did worst at +0.07%.
Market breadth
2,481 common stocks · previous-session close▲ 1,270 advancing (51.2%)93 unchanged▼ 1,118 declining (45.1%)
Sectors, cap-weighted
| Sector | Change | Rising | Falling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Services | +1.41% | 39 | 24 |
| Consumer Discretionary | +1.18% | 197 | 154 |
| Technology | +1.14% | 187 | 111 |
| Industrials | +0.74% | 138 | 112 |
| Consumer Staples | +0.65% | 39 | 29 |
| Utilities | +0.53% | 66 | 18 |
| Healthcare | +0.47% | 148 | 137 |
| Financials | +0.23% | 223 | 156 |
| Real Estate | +0.19% | 71 | 73 |
| Materials | −0.12% | 66 | 99 |
| Energy | −1.73% | 9 | 71 |
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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the May 25, 2017 close with May 24, 2017; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.